Bill Beaumont

Bill Beaumont is best known for captaining the England rugby union team before his retirement in 1982. Perhaps his greatest achievement was the unexpected 1980 Grand Slam, however he earned 34 caps in his career and remains to this day an iconic rugby union captain. Beaumont was also the first English captain of The Lions since 1930, and remained in this position from 1977-1980. After rugby, he continued his career by becoming a captain on ‘A Question of Sport’, becoming the show’s longest-serving captain. Initially being awarded an OBE, he was awarded an additional CBE in 2008.